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A MUSICAL ANALYSIS of the FIVE-MOVEMENT COMPOSITION with TWELVE-TONE ROW SYSTEM in KEKEBYARAN STYLE for PIANO, FLUTE and KENDANG by Agastya Rama Listya

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A MUSICAL ANALYSIS of the FIVE-MOVEMENT COMPOSITION with TWELVE-TONE ROW SYSTEM in KEKEBYARAN STYLE for PIANO, FLUTE and KENDANG by Agastya Rama Listya A MUSICAL ANALYSIS OF THE FIVE-MOVEMENT COMPOSITION WITH TWELVE-TONE ROW SYSTEM IN KEKEBYARAN STYLE FOR PIANO, FLUTE AND KENDANG By Agastya Rama Listya Lecturer at Satya Wacana Music Department Music composition is understood by many as a result of one’s intellectual and emotional process. Five-Movement Composition with Twelve-Tone Row System in Kekebyaran Style for Piano, Flute and Kendang in some sense might also be considered as a product of the author’s intellect and emotion. On one hand, the twelve-tone row system is considered 100 percent mathematical, while the Gong Kebyar style is truly emotional. Combining these two extremely different traditions into a composition might be regarded by some as an obscene, vulgar, or even offensive effort. In order to give a clear explanation to its readers, this writing aims to analyze the musical structure and the philosophical concept behind this composition. Keywords : twelve-tone row system, Gong Kebyar, inversion, retrogade, retrogade-inversion, spiegelbild A. Introduction “Music is an art, and he who plies it successfully has the power of creative imagination.”1 There are two elements that affect humankind’s decision making process: emotion and intellect. Composing a musical work is a clear example of the synthesis of these two elements. The composer considers the composing process by first looking into his or her personal emotions and intellect. The motivation for beginning any composition may come from both internal or external factors. In short, the creation of a musical composition requires a strong motivation that may be influenced by several factors, but the realization of the final composition is the result of the composer’s emotions and intellect. When considering the two foundational aspects of composing; intellect and emotion, one can see that the composer’s musical fantasy has a much larger territory to conquer and to manage. In considering the works of two famous Classical composers, Mozart and Beethoven were Mozart and Beethoven in the most modest form. Mozart’s simple chorus: “Ave Verum” is music that is just as pure, just as transfigured and just as beautiful as his opera “Magic Flute”; 1 Carl E. Seashore, Psychology of Music, (New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1967), p. 7. 1 and Beethoven’s shortest “Bagatelle” is swelled with his bold imagination equally as much as each of his symphonies.2 When reviewing the music history of the last century, this might seem astonishing, since works written in this twelve-tone row system have failed to gain proper understanding and recognition. Thus, one should not forget that contemporaries do not have the final judgement and are sometimes overruled by future generations. Some may consider the twelve-tone row system doomed. If the casual listener finds this music challenging, he or she will comfort themselves by quickly faulting the composer for composing such an obscure piece. Musical conception is one of the important aspects that cannot be ignored in the process of creating a work. It is the moment in which unconscious music figures break through and are seized by conscious activity of the composer’s mind.3 In composing the five movements, the composer chooses to create two motives based on the two English words: D-E-A-F and F-A-C-E. These two words along with the dance music concept are the soul of this composition. The word D-E-A-F is defined as “unable to hear” and the word F-A-C-E refers to the front part of the head. choose to use the word F-A-C-E to symbolize the facade of the twelve- tone row series technique as well as the relatively new art-form, the dance Kebyar. The word D- E-A-F is used to represent a loss of understanding. The listener who is accustomed to conventional music may very well consider himself or herself “D-E-A-F” to the sounds of the twelve-tone row music. An atonal work can create feelings of confusion and a loss of imagination for the listener. There are two solutions to these problems: One can choose to not listen to twelve-tone row music. Second, listen to compositions that use techniques that are even more difficult to understand. When following the first suggestion, the listener will be free from the burden of forced appreciation, and by following the second suggestion, the listener will be able to put the twelve-tone row music into proper perspective. Balinese Dance music results from Balinese traditional society; a society in which music and dance are two undivided dimensions. According to an essay by Sanger, it is almost impossible that live Balinese music is performed without a dance. This solid relationship between music and dance allows for three possibilities to take place. First, music is subordinate to the dance itself (as in most of the older performing arts such as Jauk). Second, the dance is subordinate to the music (though uncommon, the dance drama Gambuh Kraton is considered to 2 Max Graf, From Beethoven to Shostakovitch: The Psychology of the Composing Process, (New York: Philosophical Library, 1947), pp. 35, 80. 3 Ibid., p. 308. 2 be a perfect example). Third, the dance and the music are equally important (this can be seen in the recent compositions Kebyar and Tari Lepas Kreasi Baru.)4 The Gong Kebyar is a new phenomenon in Balinese music and dance tradition. In its infancy (although the time of its origin is unknown; it is thought that the first Gong Kebyar festival was held in Buleleng in 1915)5 it quickly became popular to the Balinese. It requires the musicians in the Gong Kebyar gambelan group, maintain a high level of skill, great energy and strong stamina to be able to play in lengthy durations. When considering the relationship between Balinese music and dance, musician and dancer are at different levels. The dance and the dancer are regarded as more prestigious positions than that of the music and musician.6 As a relatively new art form in Balinese music’s and dance’s deep-rooted tradition, the Gong Kebyar has introduced a fresh breath. One can anticipate that the Gong Kebyar’s popularity will continue on to the future. The composer is choosing to adopt the style of the Gong Kebyar in the composition for several reasons: dynamism, freedom in form, balance between music and dance, flexibility, virtuosity, and structure. B. MUSICAL FORM AND STRUCTURE ANALYSIS As previously stated, both of the twelve tone row systems in this composition are formed by two word motives F-A-C-E and D-E-A-F. Each series is a twelve tone row. Within each twelve tone row there are four patterns, each containing three notes. Each three-note pattern begins with the letters from the said word patterns; F for the first 3-note pattern, the second uses A, and so forth. The techniques of retrograde, inversion, and retrograde inversion have been applied to every detail of this composition. After the original row is stated, the eleven rows that complete the matrix are all transposed versions of the original theme. In short, the D-E-A-F matrix and F- A-C-E matrix provide the composer with 24 themes to use in his composition. In rhythmic development, the composer applies rhythmic serial principles with flexibility and freedom. The dynamics play an important role in accentuating each fragment. The composer endeavors to create a composition by experimenting with several ideas. The composer begins his experiment by taking the first 3 notes of the original row series and retrograding them to form the 4 Annette Sanger, Music and Musicians, Dance and Dancer: Socio-musical Interrelatonship in Balinese Performance,(in Yearbook of Traditional Music,1989), p. 59, 60. 5 Interview with Mr. I Wayan Madra Aryasa, M.A. on Januari 23, 1992 in Denpasar. 6 Annette Sanger, op. cit., p. 60. 3 second three-note series. This formulated six-note series is then retrograded to complete a twelve-tone row. This process is called subtle relection. The second facet of this experiment is to compare and contrast two different art forms, the modern style and the Balinese traditional style of dance music. The final component is to compose using both the F-A-C-E theme and the D-E- A-F theme. MATRIX A Inversion 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Original 1 Db Gb Ab Eb F Bb A G D Fb C B Retrograde 2 Ab Db Eb Bb C F E D A B G Gb 3 Gb B Db Ab Bb Eb D C G A F E 4 B E Gb Db Eb Ab G F C D Bb A 5 A D E B Db Gb F Eb Bb C Ab G 6 E A B Gb Ab D C Bb F G Eb D 7 F Bb C G A D Db B Gb Ab E Eb 8 G C D A B E Eb Db Ab Bb Gb F 9 C F G D E A Ab Gb Db E B Bb 10 Bb Eb F C D G Gb E B Db A Ab 11 D G A E Gb B Bb Ab Eb F Db C 12 Eb Ab Bb F G C B A E Gb D Db Retrograde-inversion MATRIX B Inversion 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Original 1 F G Eb A Db B C Ab Bb E D Gb Retrograde 2 Eb F Db G B A Bb Gb Ab D C E 3 G A F B Eb Db D Bb C Gb E Ab 4 Db Eb B F A G Ab E Gb C Bb D 5 A B G Db F Eb E C D Ab Gb Bb 6 B Db A Eb G F Gb D E Bb Ab C 7 Bb C Ab D Gb E F Db Eb A G B 8 D E C Gb Bb Ab A F G Db B Eb 9 C D Bb E Ab Gb G Eb F B A Db 10 Gb Ab E Bb D C Db A B F Eb G 11 Ab Bb Gb C E D Eb B Db G F A 12 E Gb D Ab C Bb B G A Eb Db F Retrograde-inversion 4 This composition uses the technique of perpetual development as its basic principle thereby requiring the form of theme and variations.
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